Golden Globe Reactions
Well, I didn’t watch the Golden Globes tonight. I didn’t even TiVo them. I instead opted to have dinner with people I like than watch the awards show that people usually make fun of. Plus I already have two hours of “24″ to watch and really didn’t need to add something else to the TV watching schedule. That being said, I always am interested in the results.
Right out of the gate, big congratulations to Steve Carell of “The Office” for winning the Globe for “Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Musical or Comedy” (big breatttthhh!). This is a well deserved win for the actor who, against the odds, made the character his own after having to follow in the big shoes of Ricky Gervais of the British version. Carell’s start has risen in a fantastically unexpected way, but I think those who have been watching him on “The Daily Show” knew he was capable of this. The last episode of “The Office,” where in he Foreman grills his foot, was another in a long line of winners for the show.
Going down the list (and skipping over the categories I don’t care about or simply didn’t see anything that was nominated), I’m please to see “Walk The Line” take a handful of awards. Nice to see George Clooney get some recognition for his unbelievably hard and outstanding work as of late. Also very pleased to see “Munich” not win anything as it’s just not a good movie (good performances, but quite poor direction and script. The ending, my God that was bad.). “Lost” winning “Best Television Series – Drama” is also well deserved, although the competition really wasn’t there (I can’t believe “Commander In Chief” was even nominated).
Geena Davis winning “Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama” over Glenn Close’s performance on “The Shield” is simply retarded. Close not only kicked ass, took names and shoved them down the throats of perps on “The Shield,” she raised the level of acting amongst the rest of the cast. Stupid foreign press jackasses clearly don’t get the FX cable network.
I’m pleased Hugh Laurie won “Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama” for “House.” While I’m not a huge fan of the show (the formula bored me), his performance is great. Even if it means Matthew Fox of “Lost” got snubbed, but there’s always next year.
I would have liked to see “Weeds” win for “Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy,” but instead it went to the category’s #1 show, “Desperate Housewives.” Mary-Louise Parker winning “Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Musical or Comedy” for “Weeds” makes up for it, though. What a phenomenal show that is.
Finally, while I didn’t expect they’d win, I really was hoping Kelly MacDonald and Bill Nighy would win the “Best Performance in a Mini-Series or TV Movie” categories for “The Girl in the Café” (which I blogged about here in July). Nice to see them both get some recognition, at the very least.
There you have it. Man, am I glad I didn’t watch it. There’s a full list of the nominees and winners up here.
